Corporate governance - Vigil

The world’s biggest maker of health care products said late Thursday that Joaquin Duato will become CEO and a member of the company’s board of directors on January 3.

Lifted by e-commerce demand, cargo-only flights emerged as a lifeline for carriers during the pandemic when commercial traffic slumped. Half of air cargo normally travels in the belly of passenger jets.

Staff not vaccinated will be required to complete training about vaccination benefits, submit to mandatory rapid testing and wear a mask at all times

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said this week he is asking SEC staff to consider a “human capital” disclosure requirement for companies.

An offshore tax shelter promises rich Americans they can avoid lots of capital-gains taxes by setting up pension plans in Malta—and maybe some can

David Feinberg, who led Google’s ambitious and sometimes controversial push into healthcare, is leaving the search giant to become Cerner Corp.’s chief executive officer.

Recent events have prompted the need for tighter regulation. As a result, the remuneration of CEOs has skyrocketed relative to that of workers. Bonuses and stock options are responsible for a large portion of this remuneration. Deceptive, if not fraudulent, accounting techniques were uncovered in several large businesses and were typically meant to line the pockets of insiders. This conduct harmed investors.

Push comes as Fortnite creator Epic Games fights a global legal battle against the tech giants over in-app payments

Data suggests the labor market continues to heal, with claims down for four straight weeks

It’s not often a business leader relinquishes daily control of a corporation to someone who’s virtually their polar opposite.

The C.D. Howe Institute suggests that over the next 40 years the expanded Canada Pension Plan will achieve 90% of targeted benefits only 54% of the time

Examining historical attitudes towards innovation can teach us how to view technology today

Details of O’Neill’s pay package were buried in flurry of news on Tuesday, when her appointment as permanent chief executive officer was confirmed and she announced a A$40-billion merger with the oil and gas arm of BHP Group.

Putman Investments Inc. said it will purchase the retail business of Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us Canada from Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., three years after the insurance conglomerate acquired the company for $300-million.

Bill Ackman has proposed returning $4bn he raised from investors in his special purpose acquisition company if he secures regulatory approval to launch a new vehicle, saying a lawsuit filed earlier this week had impaired his ability to strike a deal.

Move, which will affect more than 323,000 borrowers, is part of piecemeal effort to provide debt relief

China’s once-freewheeling internet faces new rules protecting personal data, as the world’s largest online population awakens to privacy concerns

E-commerce giant needs showrooms for its growing line of private labels—and other retailers are unlikely to help

Norway’s $1.4tn oil fund produced a return of 9.4 per cent in the three months to the end of June, propelled by a 13.7 per cent return from equities while its bond and renewable energy portfolios had negative returns.

‘In the next year or two, deep [board level] engagement with investors around what matters and what doesn’t will be really helpful,’ McNabb says

Intel Corp. Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger is committed to buying other chip-makers as the industry consolidates, despite a leading acquisition candidate’s plan to go public.

After two difficult years in real estate, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is showing signs of turning around its troubled portfolio.

Company boards ensured executives were insulated from the fallout, new report says

In order to reduce the debt levels imposed by Covid-19, governments will need their country’s economies to grow. Corporate innovation is the major source of economic growth. Unfortunately, companies are generally wasteful in R&D spending, according to a measure called RQ, which allows you to assess the profits generated for the last dollar of R&D.